‘Proactive’ approach needed

Sep 09, 2010

Herbicide resistance continues to take a toll on crop yields in the Southeast and Delta regions and, increasingly in the Midwest. Jamie Nielson, product manager for Valent USA Corp., is one of a growing number of crop professionals who are urging farmers to take a proactive approach with residual herbicides on resistant weeds. Nielson was interviewed at this year’s Farm Progress Show near Boone, Iowa.